The British Society of Gastroenterology is an organisation focused on the promotion of gastroenterology within the United Kingdom. It has over three thousand members drawn from the ranks of physicians, surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, scientists, nurses, dietitians, and others interested in the field.

The BSG Clinical Services and Standards Committee has a remit to advance excellent patient care by improving service delivery, encouraging quality improvement and producing guidelines and standards of care based on the best available evidence.

The purpose of the BSG Research Committee is to stimulate the quantity and quality of basic, translational and clinical gastrointestinal and liver research conducted in the United Kingdom, with particular reference to clinical research and widespread involvement of Society members.

Any member interested in becoming involved in research should contact a member of the Committee

Training

The BSG Training Committee is a forum for discussion on the training needs of Specialist Registrars in medical gastroenterology. It aims to coordinate discussion between professional bodies with an interest and make recommendations.

ACCEA 2019: Award Round Closing Soon

ACCEA 2019 – ANNOUNCEMENT

"The 2019 ACCEA Award round opens on THURSDAY 7th FEBRUARY 2019 and closes on Thursday 4th April @ 17:00.

DEADLINE for applications for BSG support is 09:00 THURSDAY 7th MARCH 2019.

The BSG will need to have completed the process of selecting those applicants who will receive our support well before then.

If you wish to be considered for a national award in the 2019 round and you would like to seek BSG support, you should submit a CVQ to Janet Bassett on j.bassett@bsg.org.uk at the BSG (see downloadable forms below). The closing date for applications for BSG support will be 09:00 THURSDAY 7th March 2019. Please understand that in fairness to all applicants, late submissions will not be considered.

When submitting your application to the BSG, please provide the name of an individual who has agreed to write your supporting citation. Please note: we will need to request a citation for every applicant even if the member is not successful in gaining BSG support, in order to meet the tight deadlines which ACCEA impose.

ACCEA regard the citations provided by the BSG as important: they give added value to the process. The citation helps clarify information in the application and can put an individual's contribution into the wider context."